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Clinical Trial NCT06078709 (PHOX) for Clinical Stage I Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage I Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage II Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage II Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage III Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage III Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8 is recruiting. See the Trial Radar Card View and AI discovery tools for all the details. Or ask anything here.
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Preoperative Hypofractionated Radiotherapy With FOLFOX for Esophageal or Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma (PHOX)

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Clinical Trial NCT06078709 (PHOX) is designed to study Treatment for Clinical Stage I Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage I Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage II Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage II Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage III Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage III Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8. It is a Phase 2 interventional trial that is recruiting, having started on November 20, 2023, with plans to enroll 99 participants. Led by Mayo Clinic, it is expected to complete by November 30, 2026. The latest data from ClinicalTrials.gov was last updated on September 29, 2025.
Brief Summary
This phase II trial tests how well preoperative (prior to surgery) radiation therapy with fluorouracil, oxaliplatin, and leucovorin calcium (FOLFOX) works for the treatment of stage I-III esophageal or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma. Hypofractionated radiation therapy delivers higher doses of radiation therapy over a shorter period of time and may kill more tumor cells and have fewer side effects. Fluorouracil stops cells from making deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and it may kill tumor cells. Leucovorin is not a chemotherapy medication but is given in conjunction with chemotherapy. Leucovorin is used with the chemotherapy medication fluorouracil to enhance the effects of the fluorouracil, in other words, to make the drug work better. Oxaliplatin is in a class of medications called platinum-containing antineoplastic agents. It damages the cell's DNA and may kill tumor cells. Giving preoperative hypofractionated radiation with fluorouracil and oxaliplatin may kill more tumor cells in patients with stage I-III esophageal or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma.
Detailed Description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

I. To demonstrate non-inferiority of pathologic complete response (pCR) with hypofractionated radiotherapy and concurrent FOLFOX compared to historical controls.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Report targeted acute grade ≥ 3 gastrointestinal (GI) toxicity, per Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version (v)5.0.

II. Assess post-operative toxicity for patients undergoing esophagectomy, as determined by the Clavien-Dindo Classification.

III. Analyze patient-reported quality of life, per Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy- Esophageal (FACT-E).

IV. Determine the financial toxicity of hypofractionated radiotherapy, using Comprehensive Score for Financial Toxicity (COST-FACIT).

V. Report overall survival and progression-free survival. VI. Report long-term toxicity secondary to trimodality therapy. VII. Report event-free survival. VIII. Assess outcomes for patients treated with hypofractionated radiotherapy and FOLFOX but who did not proceed to esophagectomy.

IX. Compare toxicity of chemoradiation between patients receiving proton based versus (vs.) photon-based radiotherapy.

X. Compare clinical outcomes and pCR for patients receiving hypofractioned radiotherapy but different induction chemo (immuno) therapy regimens: no induction vs. fluorouracil, oxaliplatin, leucovorin, docetaxel (FLOT) vs. FLOT + durvalumab.

CORRELATIVE OBJECTIVES:

I. Explore the predictive and prognostic role for circulating tumor DNA in esophageal cancer.

II. Study the utility of whole exome and germline sequencing to predict chemoradiation treatment response.

III. Explore the predictive power of whole exome sequencing regarding chemoradiotherapy toxicity.

IV. Implement whole exome and germline sequencing to personalize immunotherapy in esophageal cancer.

V. Study the predictive and prognostic role of tumor-derived extracellular vesicles in esophageal cancer.

OUTLINE:

INDUCTION CHEMOTHERAPY: Patients receive 5-FU intravenously (IV) over 24 hours on day 1, leucovorin calcium IV over 10-120 minutes on day 1, oxaliplatin IV over 2-6 hours on day 1, and docetaxel IV over 1 hour on day 1 of each cycle. Treatment repeats every 2 weeks for a total of up to 6 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Eligible patients also receive durvalumab IV over 1 hour every 4 weeks in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. After completion of FLOT, patients undergo radiation therapy daily for 3 weeks with 2 concurrent cycles of FOLFOX.

FOLFOX: Patients receive oxaliplatin IV over 2-6 hours on day 1, leucovorin calcium IV over 10-120 minutes on day 1, and and fluorouracil IV over 46-48 hours on days 1 and 2. of each cycle. Treatment repeats every 2 weeks for a total of 3 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Starting at cycle 2, patients undergo radiation therapy daily on Monday through Friday for a total of 15 treatments. Patients undergo esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) and/or endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) during screening and undergo computed tomography (CT)/position emission tomography (PET) scan and CT scan as well as blood and tissue sample collection throughout the study.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 6,12 and 24 months and then up to 5 years.

Official Title

Preoperative Hypofractionated Radiotherapy With FOLFOX for Esophageal/Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma (PHOX)

Conditions
Clinical Stage I Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC V8Clinical Stage I Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC V8Clinical Stage II Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC V8Clinical Stage II Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC V8Clinical Stage III Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC V8Clinical Stage III Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma AJCC V8
Other Study IDs
NCT ID Number
Start Date (Actual)
2023-11-20
Last Update Posted
2025-09-29
Completion Date (Estimated)
2026-11-30
Enrollment (Estimated)
99
Study Type
Interventional
PHASE
Phase 2
Status
Recruiting
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Design Allocation
N/A
Interventional Model
Single Group
Masking
None (Open Label)
Arms / Interventions
Participant Group/ArmIntervention/Treatment
ExperimentalTreatment (FLOT and Radiation and FOLFOX)
Patients received Induction Chemotherapy \[FLOT (5-FU/leucovorin/oxaliplatin/docetaxel)\] following by radiation therapy daily for 3 weeks with 2 concurrent cycles of FOLFOX per protocol. See detailed description for more information.
Biospecimen Collection
Undergo blood sample collection
Computed Tomography
Undergo CT and PET/CT scan
Endoscopic Ultrasound
Undergo EUS
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
Undergo EGD
Fluorouracil
Given IV
Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy
Undergo hypofractionated radiation therapy
Leucovorin Calcium
Given IV
Oxaliplatin
Given IV
Positron Emission Tomography
Undergo PET and PET/CT scan
Survey Administration
Ancillary studies
Docetaxel
Given IV
Durvalumab
Given IV
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome MeasureMeasure DescriptionTime Frame
Pathologic complete response
A single-group design will be used to test whether the proportion is potentially non-inferior, with a non-inferiority proportion (P0) of 0.13 (H0: P ≤ 0.13 versus H1: P \> 0.13).
Up to 5 years after completion of chemoradiation
Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome MeasureMeasure DescriptionTime Frame
Incidence of acute ≥ gastrointestinal (GI) adverse events (AEs)
Report acute grade ≥ 3 GI AEs per Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 5.0 criteria. Will be summarized descriptively.
Up to 6 weeks after completion of chemoradiation
Incidence of post operative AEs
Determined by the Clavien-Dindo Classification. Will be summarized descriptively.
From surgery up to 6 months after completion of chemoradiation
Patient-reported quality of life (QOL)
Per Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy- Esophageal. Will be assessed over time. Wilcoxon signed-rank tests will be used to calculate p-values. Descriptive statistics and graphical methods will also be used to summarize the data.
Up to 24 months after completion of chemoradiation
Financial toxicity
Financial toxicity will be measured using the COmprehensive Score for financial Toxicity (COST), a patient-reported outcome measure that describes the financial distress experienced by cancer patients. The survey consists of 12 questions, each answered with a 0-4 scale where 0=Not at all, 1=A little bit, 2=Somewhat, 3=Quite a bit, and 4=Very much. Results will be reported descriptively and include separate consideration of individual item scores.
Up to 24 months after completion of chemoradiation
Overall survival (OS)
Will be assessed graphically using the Kaplan-Meier method. Summary statistics will be reported, including medians, 95% confidence intervals, etc.
From study entry to death from any cause, up to 5 years after completion of chemoradiation
Progression-free survival (PFS)
Will be assessed graphically using the Kaplan-Meier method. Summary statistics will be reported, including medians, 95% confidence intervals, etc.
From study entry to the first of either disease progression or death, up to 5 years after completion chemoradiation
Long-term toxicity secondary to trimodality therapy
Will be reported descriptively using CTCAE version 5.0 criteria.
Up to 5 years after completion of chemoradiation
Event free survival
Will be assessed graphically using the Kaplan-Meier method. Summary statistics will be reported, including medians, 95% confidence intervals, etc.
From study entry to the first of either disease progression or recurrence or relapse or death, up to 5 years after completion of chemoradiation
Outcomes for patients treated with hypofractionated radiotherapy and FOLFOX but who did not proceed to esophagectomy
OS and PFS will be assess using Kaplan-Meier methodology. Summary statistics will be reported, including medians, 95% confidence intervals, etc. AEs and QOL data will be reported with summary statistics and graphical methods, as appropriate.
Up to 5 years after completion of chemoradiation
Toxicity of chemoradiation between patients receiving proton based versus photon-based radiotherapy
Will be done descriptively, reporting frequencies and percentages between patients.
Up to 5 years after completion of chemoradiation
Toxicity of chemoradiation between groups receiving proton based versus photon-based radiotherapy
Will be done descriptively, reporting toxicity rates between groups using the chi-square test.
Up to 5 years after completion of chemoradiation
Eligibility Criteria

Eligible Ages
Adult, Older Adult
Minimum Age
18 Years
Eligible Sexes
All
  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • Histological confirmation of esophageal or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma, American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) 8th edition stage T1-4N0-3M0
  • Candidate for trimodality therapy: neoadjuvant chemo (immuno) therapy, chemoradiation, and esophagectomy
  • Surgical consultation has confirmed that patient is an appropriate candidate for esophagectomy
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) 0 or 1
  • Negative pregnancy test done ≤ 7 days prior to chemotherapy, for women of childbearing potential only
  • Ability to provide written informed consent and complete questionnaire(s) by themselves or with assistance
  • Willing to return to enrolling institution for follow-up (during the active monitoring phase of the study)
  • Willing to provide blood and tissue samples for correlative research purposes

  • Clinical or biopsy-proven distant metastatic disease (AJCC 8th edition stage TanyNanyM1)

  • Cervical or upper esophageal tumor

  • Prior chemotherapy or radiotherapy for esophageal cancer or history of radiotherapy to the thorax

  • Co-morbid systemic illnesses or other severe concurrent disease which, in the judgement of the investigator, would make the patient inappropriate for entry into this study or interfere significantly with proper assessment of adverse events

  • Receiving any investigational agent which would be considered as a treatment for the primary neoplasm or other active malignancy ≤ 1 year prior to registration that is considered by the investigator to interfere with the current treatment or measurement of outcomes

  • Any of the following:

    • Pregnant women
    • Nursing women
    • Men or women of childbearing potential who are unwilling to employ adequate contraception
Study Central Contact
Contact: Clinical Trials Referral Office, 855-776-0015, [email protected]
3 Study Locations in 1 Countries

Arizona

Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Scottsdale, Arizona, 85259, United States
Clinical Trials Referral Office, Contact, 855-776-0015, [email protected]
Jonathan B. Ashman, MD, PhD, Principal Investigator
Not yet recruiting

Florida

Mayo Clinic in Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, 32224-9980, United States
Active, not recruiting

Minnesota

Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
Clinical Trials Referral Office, Contact, 855-776-0015, [email protected]
Christopher L. Hallemeier, MD, Principal Investigator
Recruiting